Synonyms of overlaid

overlaid

verb

past tense of overlay

1

as in coated

to form a layer over

you should apply a coat of primer first, and then overlay it with two coats of paint

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coated
• covered
• overlay
• blanketed
• sheeted
• carpeted
• overspread
• wrapped
• enveloped
• encircled
• swathed
• circled
• enclosed
• mantled
• enshrouded
• shrouded
• clothed
• encompassed
• veiled
• enwrapped
• cloaked
• enrobed
• curtained
• shawled
• enswathed

2

as in overlapped

to lie over parts of one another

cedar shingles overlaying one another on the roof

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overlapped
• overlay
• lapped
• overspread
• shingled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of overlaid

The opening credits of the film, featuring newsreel footage of military parades overlaid with glitchy effects and harsh techno music, appear to nod at some equating of the America of today with the authoritarian governments of the past. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2026

The 45-acre recreational facility, which opened in 2004, boasts eight softball fields overlaid with seven soccer fields, batting cages and two playgrounds. — Claire Wang, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026

Violet helleborines are incredibly picky orchids, requiring a mature beech forest growing on a clay soil overlaid on chalk. — Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026

This is overlaid with twee elements that might be part of the mid ’00 nostalgia in the air. — Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026

The glasses then rendered that infrared in shades of red or a red-cyan mixture, overlaid on top of a normal field of visible light. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2026

The Galaxy Watch 9 ships with Wear OS 7 and Samsung’s One UI 9 interface overlaid on top. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026

The chart below shows an overlay of the Fed funds policy rate in orange overlaid with the short duration 2 year Treasury yield in blue. — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026

Each design was simulated spinning mid-flight and overlaid on 100 real-world backgrounds, then scored by a perceptual model built to mimic human vision, where a lower score meant better camouflage. — New Atlas, 17 July 2026